Head and Neck Radiology: Page 22

USPSTF discourages thyroid cancer screening

By Erik L. Ridley

Citing the lack of evidence for an overall benefit as well as the risk of harm from overdiagnosis and overtreatment, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has finalized its recommendation against the use of screening with neck palpation or ultrasound for thyroid cancer in low-risk, asymptomatic adults.

May 9, 2017

MRI detects cause of vision problems in astronauts

By Wayne Forrest

MRI scans of astronauts who spent time at the International Space Station confirm that increased orbital and ventricular cerebrospinal fluids cause vision problems that worsen with extended time in space and linger after the travelers have returned to Earth.

May 4, 2017

ASTRO releases oropharyngeal cancer guidelines

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) issued a new clinical guideline for managing oropharyngeal cancer in the society's clinical practice journal, Practical Radiation Oncology.

April 16, 2017

Carestream Dental sold to private investment firms

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The parent company of Carestream Dental has entered into an agreement to sell the company to two private equity investment firms. No transaction price was announced.

April 12, 2017

ACR publishes TI-RADS thyroid nodule classification model

By Erik L. Ridley

A new risk stratification model for thyroid nodules has been published by the American College of Radiology (ACR) Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) committee. The TI-RADS model is designed to be easy to use by ultrasound practitioners and reduce the number of unnecessary biopsies for thyroid nodules.

April 4, 2017

Elastography can differentiate cervical lymph nodes

By Erik L. Ridley

An ultrasound shear-wave elastography technique can effectively differentiate between metastatic and nonmetastatic cervical lymph nodes, according to preliminary research published in the March issue of the Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine.

March 13, 2017

How should small papillary thyroid cancers be treated?

By Erik L. Ridley

Patients with low-risk papillary thyroid cancer up to 1.5 cm in size can be safely managed by active surveillance, avoiding unnecessary surgery and any associated expense and potential complications, according to research published online in Thyroid.

February 13, 2017

Thyroid nodule imaging surveillance offers low yield

By Erik L. Ridley

It's standard practice to perform imaging surveillance of thyroid nodules found to be benign on biopsy. But this follow-up is expensive and only rarely leads to the detection of thyroid cancer, according to a study published in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.

January 30, 2017

PET/CT remains best option for head, neck cancer

By Wayne Forrest

While PET/MRI shows great promise in a multitude of clinical applications, German researchers have found that the hybrid modality's performance in evaluating head and neck cancer appears no better than that of tried-and-true PET/CT.

January 8, 2017

PET/MRI head scans reveal important incidental findings

By Wayne Forrest

CHICAGO - Adding a scan of the entire head to a routine whole-body PET/MRI protocol reveals a significant number of incidental findings in the brain in asymptomatic cancer patients, according to a study presented on Wednesday at RSNA 2016.

November 29, 2016

MedyMatch debuts AI for detecting intracranial bleeding

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Israeli imaging artificial intelligence (AI) firm MedyMatch Technology has introduced AI technology for detecting intracranial hemorrhage.

November 21, 2016

USPSTF recommends against thyroid cancer screening

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Updating its previous recommendation from 1996, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued a draft recommendation that continues to advise against the use of thyroid cancer screening in asymptomatic adults.

November 21, 2016

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